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FIELD CARD Pool & Access · No. 12-2

Corps lake · KY 1061 off KY 55 · Green River Lake State Park and the state marina · Taylor County

Green River Lake

The state park peninsula on the north shore of the Green River arm, two miles south of Campbellsville and two miles in on KY 1061: two free multi-lane ramps with docks, the only KDFWR-flagged cleaning station on the lake, a 227-site campground open into December, a beach, an accessible pier and Green River Marina.

KY 55 SOUTH · KY 1061 · THE STATE PARK Sites at KDFWR coordinates · park boundary not drawn · schematic

Three numbers to get right

What you hear	What the primary sources actually say
"The drawdown is one drop."	Two stages. 675.0 to 674.5 from 15 Sep to 14 Oct, then 674.5 to 668.0 from 15 Oct to 1 Dec. Refill 15 Mar to 15 May (USACE Fill and Drawdown).
"Just read the gauge."	Read the right parameter. USGS 03305990 offers 62614 (lake elevation, NGVD29 — compares to 675/668) and 00065 (gage height, local datum — does not). Only 120 days stay online.
"Walleye and muskie are statewide."	Half right. Walleye is the statewide 14 in and 6. Muskellunge is not: "Must be 40 inches or over", statewide creel; crappie 9-inch minimum.

What coming down actually changes on this road

Both ramps are year-round, 24 hours, multi-lane with a courtesy dock: State Marina with 51-plus parking and the cleaning station, Lone Valley inside the park with 26–50. The winter launch with a dock (reasoning: this is main body, not an arm). Campground "Open through Tue Dec 15 2026"; after peak season, "call the park."

What the state's own site would not tell us. parks.ky.gov returned a navigation shell: park hours, day-use fees and beach season are status pending. From the reservation system: 179 Park Office Road, Campbellsville, (270) 465-8255; "Hwy 55 South, 4 mi. turn on 1061, 2 miles park entrance"; from Bowling Green, Cumberland Parkway "Exit 49/Hwy 55 North through Columbia".

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GREEN RIVER LAKE · KY 1061 Access and limits

Three sites on one road

Launch	Fee	KDFWR record, in the agency's words
State Marina	No	"KY 55 S of Campbellsville (2 miles); left on Hwy 1061; follow signs to marina". Any trailerable, paved multi-lane, paved parking 51+, courtesy dock ("rebuilt in 2009"), restrooms year-round 24 h, marina and retail limited hours, cleaning station year-round, accessible restrooms and parking.
State Park / Lone Valley	No	"KY 55 S of Campbellsville (2 miles); left on Hwy 1061; left at park entrance". Any trailerable, paved multi-lane, paved parking 26–50, courtesy dock, restrooms, camping and picnic year-round 24 h, accessible parking.
State Park Fishing Pier	No	No directions text on the record (map link only). Fishing pier, paved parking 51+, restrooms year-round 24 h, accessible restrooms, parking and pier.

Limits — two special rules, then statewide

Species	Size	Daily creel
Walleye	14 in minimum (statewide)	6 (statewide)
Muskellunge	40 in minimum	statewide creel
White and black crappie	9 in minimum	statewide creel
Black bass and white bass	statewide	statewide

Everything else is statewide. No gigging or snagging clause on this record. Below the dam is its own KDFWR water (wid 482): "rod in hand", single hook, "From Green River Lake Dam and extending downstream to the end of the concrete wall"; boats "are not permitted upstream of ramp". KDFWR 2026: summer oxygen "too low to support fish below 17-20 feet". Camping on this road: state park, 227 sites (94 electric, 73 no-electric, 60 tent). Marina: Green River Marina, (270) 465-2512 / 1-800-488-2512 (rentals, houseboats, floating cabins). Stables: Green River Stables, 270-789-4525.

Live level: USGS 03305990, parameter 62614 (NGVD29) · Corps line (270) 465-8824, press 2 · tailwater USGS 03306000 is stage and temperature only · pools 675.0 / 668.0, spillway 713, record 705.2 (Jan 1979) · Park office (270) 465-8255 · Corps (270) 465-4463.

Sources: USACE Louisville District Green River Lake, Fishing, Swimming and Fill and Drawdown pages, the LRD recreation page, DVIDS release of 5 Apr 2025, Corps Lakes Gateway; KDFWR waterbody records 73 and 482, the eighteen access-site records, the 2026 Fishing Forecast, the Muskellunge and Walleye pages, the Green River Lake WMA record; USGS 03305990 and 03306000; Recreation.gov; Kentucky State Parks reservation system.
Conditions change. Verify pool, access and regulations before you travel. Revised September 2026.

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